Busy Hands in Hard Times May Prevent PTSD

Distractions May Ward Off Traumatic Flashbacks

The Ugly Truth about Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body dysmorophic disorder affects one in 100 people and can drive its sufferers to suicide. So why is it so hard to get treatment?

Samantha Davies was 13 when she began to develop the deformities that would transform her into what she described as 'the most ugly person in the world'. Her nose began to spread into a formless lump across her face, her cheeks inflated to three times their normal size and her head became square and masculine.

Using a Blood Test, Researchers ID Depression...

Using a Blood Test, Researchers ID Depression in Teens

Ground-breaking Anti-depressant Eases Symptoms...

Ground-breaking Anti-depressant Eases Symptoms in Just Over an HOUR

An experimental drug has been found to lift depression in just over an hour in people who haven't responded to other treatments.

The findings open up the prospect of developing a new fast-working type of anti-depressant.

In a new study, a third of participants responded to the treatment within one hour and 20 minutes, seeing at least a 50 per cent reduction in their symptoms compared to a 15 per cent reduction in those who took a placebo.

This was significant as these patients had failed to improve in seven past antidepressant trials.

However, while their were minimal side-effects the dramatic improvements were short-lived with patients finding relief for an average of just half an hour.

6 Common Depression Traps to Avoid

Expert advice on how to sidestep pitfalls that often accompany depression.

Half the Benefit of Sleeping Pills...

Half the Benefit of Sleeping Pills is Due to Powerful Placebo Effect

Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect, according to a major new study.

Researchers re-analysed results from more than a dozen clinical trials of the most common type of sleeping tablets, known as Z-drugs.

These drugs are frequently used in the UK and USA as a short-term treatment for insomnia with almost £25m worth of prescriptions handed out in Britain each year.

Movie Headaches Vex Real-Life Doctors

Doctors Give on-Screen Headaches a Thumbs-Down Rating for Realism

Health and Happiness Are Not Always Linked

Think good health is a major predictor of happiness? A study says yes, but there's a catch.

How Do Sleeping Pills Really Work?

Study Says It's Partly Because You Think They Do

Missing Brain Protein Tied to Panic Disorder

Less Serotonin Creates Vulnerability for Panic Disorder